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Notebook and Pen

JAMES M. MASKELL ESSAYS, FICTION, & POETRY

Writing Portfolio

Nonfiction Essays

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In the Backyard

This CNF essay published in Volume 6 of Windmill: The Hofstra Journal of Art and Literature details a key moment in the relationship I shared with my father. 

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Windmill Interview

The editorial staff of Windmill was kind enough to include me in their Windmill Writers series as they asked about my process in writing "In the Backyard."

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The Record Keeper

My love for music really started when I was very young. "The Record Keeper," published in Volume 5 of Drexel University's Paper Dragon, details a moment when I snuck into my brother's room to gaze at his record collection.

Fiction

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Christmas

A Parting Gift

"A Parting Gift" was inspired by the song "Everybody Loves Christmas" by Nat Bayne. Listen to both (and give it a read) on the Dance Cry Dance Break podcast.

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Sundown

Originally published in the Lucky Jefferson 365 Collection, "Sundown" is the brief account of an adult son calming  his elderly mother who suffers from dementia. Click the link and scroll to the bottom past the poetry section to give it a read.

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Next Fall

Some of my early publications were 100 word stories on the British site Friday Flash Fiction. "Next Fall" was one of my favorites.

Poetry

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For the Record

Originally published in the Summer 2022 edition of Loud Coffee Press, "For the Record," an homage to vinyl records, is the very first thing I ever published. The issue appears as a single PDF. "For the Record" appears on page 25,

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